State Partnership Program - Benefits of The SPP

Benefits of The SPP

In a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congressional Committees published in May 2012, State Partnership Program stakeholders, including State Partnership Program Coordinators, Bilateral Affairs Officers, and Combatant Command officials, cited benefits of the program as follows:

State Partnership Program Coordinators Bilateral Affairs Officers (BAO) Officials from combatant commands
  • Provides experience and training for Guardsmen
  • Develops relationship with partner country
  • Encourages partners to co-deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan
  • Improves retention or provides other incentives for Guardsmen
  • Guardsmen benefit from partner country’s experiences
  • Events are tied to COCOM or country team mission
  • Good communication and coordination between stakeholders
  • Provides information sharing and support to partner country
  • Builds relationship with partner country
  • Encourages partners to co-deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan
  • Events support combatant command mission and objectives
  • NG units possess unique skills in support of COCOM objectives
  • Encourages partner nation deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan

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